The National tribune., 1887-07-07

dent Hayes was Governor and Mrs. Hayes vvas ons
OF the first of Ohio's patriotic women TO engage 40
Lively IN contributing gifts and influences 20 build
up thiS glorious institution, which has given 80
many thousands of useful citizens to the state their
a1ners honored in the war for the Union.
81. Inc proceedings Of the fourth annual Conven-
ton. Department Of Indiana w II. c. are before IA
printed IN neat and attractive form.
>. Lee, Commander j. @. Beecher Post, No.
~ Newberne, N. O., writes of the excellent seryioo
rendered the Post on Memorial Day bv the newly
organized Corps. There was the greatest turnouk
az the National Cemetery ever known and tha
ladies presented the Post with a beautiful flag and
Memorial badge. The Post regrets that Miss q k
sawyer, Corps President, is TO leave shortly foA
mission work In Africa.
Oho's 5000 workers in the W.R.C. will regret IA
learn that Mrs. Belle t. Bagley Department Presi-
dent, - suffering from q severely spraiued ankle
brought on IN the line of duty. Mrs. Bngley had
arranged 70 give her individual attention for ths
year to her work, and it hoped her aflietion will
be of short duration
Mrs. McHenry Department President nj Lo1va
mas returned from a months absence In New
York. During her absence her work was EN-
GENTLY carried on by Hannah r. PimDtOn De-
partment Secretary who reports five C6rna instI
tuted since Convention and more TO follow
VI. VI X, secretary Eugene Reynolds Corps
Bellefontalne o. writes that all who witnessed
Memorial Day, 1887. in that beautiful place will
long remember its scenes with pleasure Rev
nolds Corps was Jealous in all good works, and
arranged an arch at the soldiers monument, with
the motto, " Our Dead" and suspended therefron
a beautiful Moral crescent With the words, Un-
May % John IT. Chapman Corps No 20 Bavarlv
Mass, was instituted with 90 charter members THe
Corps has lost eight members by death Post No.
% received an elegant ehairfro the Corps valued
at $50, in February last, and on the eve Of MeTno-
rial Day an elegant flag, valued AT $50 The Corn.
rs grateiui 70 the Post for the free use of GAR
nan Tor all ITS meetings and entertainments The
corps has a watchers fund and a relief fund
and does much relief work Il owns a piano and
has good music. At "a floral urn placed hv 80
Corps at the soldiers plot. Memorial services in
honor OF the unknown dead were held Gen To-
ga was also remembered in the decorations May
- the Corps observed its fourth anniversary. ad-
dress by Mrs. Alice Greasy President. mnsical and
literary exercises, and bOuntiful collation. par-
ueipated IN by Post, Corps and S. ofv
sumner Corps, No. II, Sacramento Cal second
ed sumner Post in ringing resolutions against tha
proposed return of the captured rebel flags
.,e Oorniort9 corps. No 90 Clyde Kan, reports
Iigiousy Kept by all, and a grand work was done
py the Corps IN arrangement of the flowers one
oeIs eToss OF mowers, three feet high, a
morHaI 70 the Unknown Dead" COrnfOrth Post
now owns a cemetery lot prettily inclosed with an
IRON fence. They have provided an old soldier
Win an invalid chair, who has not been able IN ia
down for two years. At a June ice cream festival
the Corps realized SEQ; placed in relief fund
1, F,aerr'iSut Post, -, Appomattox Post, ga and
heheL corps NO. 10. Lincoln, Neb., observed Me-
mortal Dayin q becoming manner The Corpstook
entire charge of the flowers, and every eomrada
had butonh hole bouquet for his breast with choice
oHerihgS Tor the graves of sleeping comrades.
Gen. Charles r. Henderson, speaker OF the dev
was presented with basket Of flowers by Mrs'
Emma Manchester, Corps President A fine floral
with the words Unknown Dead was dedicated
by Mrs. Il. NJ. j. Cooley in behalf of the Corps In
q touching manner. She eoneludnd her remarka
with an original poem.
Samuel Mcclure Corps, No. 7, vacant nunber.l
aurora Springs, Muller County, Mo-. was Instituted
0y Dr. J. w. Temple, Post Commander on The
Zoth oil May, 1887, with IL charter members Presi-
dent, Mrs. Margaret Stevens; s. V-P Mamie
Temple; j. V.-P, Mary Slower; Seey Julia Vetter.
treas: Mamie =. Miller; Chap. Mary W. Foote
Con-, Mary III. Miller; G., Florence Helms
Alice j. Sneed, President W.R.C SavagevIIIe
Va, reports great interest Memorial Dav The
children, dressed in white, with blue sashes and
white caps, and resets their shoulders assisted
In strewing flowers. The Corps provided N Aags
services.
Mrs Matte Lundy, Corps Secretary, Union. iowa.
reports $40 raised at an ice cream social with which
they nave htted up a room adjoining c. AR Hall
as their place of meeting July the Corps was to
give me installation supper for l. o. o. F. from the
proceeds OF which they propose TO carpet their
room The Corps has the hearty support OF the
GA.R. in token of much good work
Miss Laura McElroy, Chadron Neb daughter
Z9th Iowa veteran, reports great Memorial Day OBJ
serVanees under the auspices of Lexington Post
No %, the first general observance of the day M
Dawes County. Business almost entirely sus-
pended and all classes participated.